At that time the servants of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
Isaiah 39:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised “Some of your descendants #– #who come from you, whom you father #– #will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And some of your own sons who are born to you shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. American Standard Version (1901) And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Common English Bible Some of your sons, your own descendants whom you fathered, will be taken to become eunuchs in the king of Babylon’s palace.” Catholic Public Domain Version And your children, who will issue from you, whom you will produce, they will be taken away. And they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And of thy children, that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, they shall take away: and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. |
At that time the servants of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the king of Babylon. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.
Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehoiachin to Babylon. He took the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
So he brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
In the spring , Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon along with the valuable articles of the Lord’s temple. Then he made Jehoiachin’s brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
He deported those who escaped from the sword to Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the rise of the Persian kingdom.
Then he blinded Zedekiah and put him in bronze chains to take him to Babylon.